Category: Infantry Tank
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Infantry Tank Mk II A12 Matilda II “The Princess Royal”
Type: Infantry Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Queen of the desert The 27-ton Matilda II was one of the most heavily armoured tanks of its time, comparable only to the French Char B1 bis. Designed as an infantry tank, its role was to break through enemy…
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Infantry Tank Mk I A11 Matilda “Demon”
Type: Infantry Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Mobile machine gun nest The Matilda was the first tank specifically made to fit the British infantry tank concept of the 1930s. It was designed within only six months as a slow but heavily armoured two-man vehicle that was…
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Infantry Tank Mk II A12 Matilda Mk III
Type: Infantry Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: Bastogne Barracks, Belgium In the 1930s three different tank concepts were developed in Great Britain: Light tanks for reconnaissance, heavily armoured infantry tanks to support attacks on enemy positions and maneuverable cruiser tanks to exploit these gaps. The Matilda II was of the second…